Volunteer Child Mentors – South West London

Closing date: 17 Dec 2018

A volunteer Child Mentor meets one-to-one with a child to engage in positive and fun activities. By giving a few hours every two weeks, a Mentor is able to make a considerable, positive impact on a child’s life.

Primary Duties

To mentor the child providing them with mature emotional support and an opportunity to explore new activities and widen their aspirations

To help build the child’s interpersonal skills and confidence through social and educational activities

To give encouragement and support

To attend the twice yearly volunteer get togethers

To ensure you engage fully with the project and maintain records and reports on your activities

To operate within all relevant policies and guidelines, including health and safety, equal opportunities, confidentiality, safeguarding regulations

To follow advice from line manager and engage in regular supervision

Person Specific

Understanding and enthusiasm for Welcare and its mission

Effective communication skills

Reliability and emotional maturity

The ability to remain calm under pressure

A good grasp of boundaries and the ability to work in a friendly yet professional capacity

Ability to work independently

An understanding of the importance of safeguarding

Approachable and caring

Good recording and observation skills

Commitment

The ability to problem solve and an openness to exploring different approaches to motivating and encouraging young people

Excellent time keeping

Emotional maturity

Time requirements

Volunteers should be able to commit to a minimum of 3 hours every two weeks for one year. All volunteers will receive full training and must commit to attend a minimum of 24 hours training over a 12 week period. View training dates here.

To apply

We will be contacting applicants on a rolling basis and inviting them to a meet with us to talk in depth about the roles and volunteering with Welcare. Download our volunteer application form below and email the form to volunteering@welcare.org. Please apply at any time up until noon on the day of the deadline.